Battles are fought as much through blackjack as with weapons in this final installment of the cyberpunk movie trilogy. A great heroine, tense card-playing scenes, and much more nastiness carries the story through to its only reasonable conclusion.

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37 comments

The List - 7 Best Dressed Male Anime Characters

Apr 19, 12:00

37 comments

Whose style came in first? What about the best suit? It's all in here!

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46 comments

ANNCast - Wayward Sons

Apr 18, 16:53

46 comments

Justin returns for a Twitter show! More Wind Rises chat, Space Adventure Cobra, the Spring season and more are chewed over.

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71 comments

Attack on Titan episodes 1-5 (English Dub)

Apr 18, 13:32

71 comments

It's not flawless, but Attack on Titan's dub is raw in the best way, successful at yanking out heartstrings and more impressively, maintaining the show's healthy sense of humor. The end result is one of the strongest dubs heard in many years.

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Hey, Answerman! - Bloody as Hell AND Burnt to a Crisp

Apr 18, 12:32

30 comments

Do screeners really sway critics to giving positive reviews? Is this the end of an era? Why can't you see the dub of Blue Dragon anywhere? And why are late night anime selling more on Blu-ray?

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5 comments

House of 1000 Manga - The Legend of Koizumi

Apr 17, 15:08

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Jason checks out Hideki Ohwada's politically-charged mahjong manga, The Legend of Koizumi.

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56 comments

Star Blazers 2199 Blu-Ray 1

Apr 17, 12:00

56 comments

Yamato 2199 starts with a slow burn, but as the titular space battleship rises into space, the series finds its stride and only gains momentum.

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Giovanni no Shima

Apr 15, 12:53

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Giovanni's Island is as powerful as it is predictable. It may be one of the few films to focus on the Kuril Islands, but its tale will prove immediately familiar to anyone acquainted with cinema's typical treatments of war-torn children.

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Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky GN 1

Apr 14, 14:51

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Strike Witches: Maidens in the Sky is in fact about girls with no pants, but if you can get past that conceit, it's an enjoyable book. It's more of a fun diversion than a series to sink your teeth into, but it is also a good way into the franchise.

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Deadman Wonderland GN 1

Apr 13, 12:00

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Deadman Wonderland is overall a very gripping series, at least in its first two volumes. The story is dystopian, frightening, and guaranteed to make you angry.